The utilization of plants with restorative properties is particularly significant in tropical nations because of the extraordinary assortment of creatures and vegetable species having a place with their eco-framework. In Tamil nadu, medicinal plants have long been used to treat different kinds of diseases, including animal bites, bone disorders, urinary and eye problems. In this respect, the Thanjavur district specially Somanathapuram is no exception. However, some of the uses of wild as well as cultivated plants made by certain rural people are not known outside their restricted communities. Until now, the rural areas of the district, medicines prepared from handy species and locally available cultivated and wild plants were used extensively to cure common diseases. In this view, an ethnobotanical survey of this area has been carried out, and the information gathered is presented in this paper.

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